Corkscrew.



No. 644,043. Patented Feb. 20, 1900. R. w. JORRE-S.

CORKSGREW.

(Application filed. June 21, 1899.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT l FFICE.

RALPH IV. JORRES, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO ANDREW J.

BRADLEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CORKSCREW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 644,043, dated February 20, 1900.

Application filed June 21,1899. Serial No. 721,305. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RALPH W. J ORRES, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Corkscrew, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to pocket-corkscrews, and has for its principal objects to cheapen the cost of manufacture, to strengthen the construction, and to minimize the rattling.

My invention consists in the construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification, and wherein like symbols refer to like parts wherever they occur, Figure I is a side elevation of my device a with the corkscrew incased. Fig. II is a central longitudinal section'of my device with the corkscrew incased. Fig. 111 is a central longitudinal section of my device ready for use. Fig. IV is an end view of the main section of the body, and Fig. V is a cross-section of the same.

The body of my device is a hollow case comprising a main section 1 and a cap 2 therefor. The main section is strengthened by two flanged plates arranged transversely therein. These plates are preferably forced into the body-section, where they are held by frictional contact, the flanges thereof abutting against the inner sides of the case. The lower strengthening-plate 3 is provided with a centrally-arranged longitudinal slot 4 of a length to let the bend of the shank-loop enter and bind therein, as hereinafter described. The upper strengthening-plate 5 is provided with a slot 6, which extends in a straight line from a point near the middle of the'plate and through the flange to the margin of the plate. This slot registers or coincides with a slot 7, arranged longitudinally in the main section of the body and extending from the upper edge thereof to a point below the strengthening-plate at a distance equal to the thickness of the shank. The width of these slots is also about equal to the thickness of said shank, so that said shank may move therein. A hole tions being as far apart as the stay 11 or space between the hole and theslot in the upper strengthening-plate. One of the parallel portions of the shank works in the hole and the other works in the slot of the upper plate, whereby the corkscrew is free to move longitudinally the length of the loop. As above mentioned, the bend of the loop is adapted to enter and bind in the slot in the lower plate, in which position it is held firmly, so as to avoid rattling. The slight spread of the looped portion contributes to this binding. In this position the cap may be mounted or removed from the body portion of the case. When the cap is removed and the corkscrew pulled out so that the bend of the loop is in contact with the stay 11 between the hole and the slot in the strengthening-plate, the corkscrew may be turned on said stay 11 as a pivot. This pivot is an integral part of the strengtheningplate and constitutes a firmly-fixed means for fastening the corkscrew. The elongated slot in the plate and its flange allows this movement to continue past said plate; but the movementis limited by the shank orits looped portion striking the end of the slot 7 in the body of the case. In this position the corkscrew is at right angles to said body portion and far enough from the end thereof not to interfere with the replacing of the cap. When the cap is replaced on the body portion, it bears against the loop of the shank and holds the corkscrew firmlyrin place and completes the handle thereof.

It is preferable to have the flange of the upper strengthening-plate extend'beyond the end of the main section, so that the cap-sec tion'may fit over said flange and lie flush with the main section. It is also preferable to have the case made cylindrical and to have the projecting flange and the cap screw-threaded,

as shown in the drawings, in order to afford a firmer handle. The bottom 12 is preferably made of a straight piece having a marginal flange engaging a marginal flange at the end of the main body portion.

The principal advantages of my device are its cheapness, its strength, and its avoidance of rattling. \Vhen the corkscrew is in its operative position, there is no play or looseness between the corkscrew and the handle, but they fit together as if permanently connected.

In the accompanying drawings the case of my device is made in the form of a bottle; but obviously it may be made of any other suitable form.

hat I claim is 1. A tool-case comprising a hollow bodysection and a cap therefor, said body-section having a transversely-arranged strengthening-plate fixed therein and having also a longitudinal slot at that end which cooperates with said cap, said plate having a hole and a slot therein with a stay between them, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. A tool-case comprising a hollow bodysection and a cap therefor, said body-section having a longitudinal slot at the end which cooperates with said cap, and a flanged strengthening-plate fixed transversely in said body-section and slotted in register with the slot of said body-section and having a hole in alinement with the slot and a stay between said hole and said slot, the flange of said strengtheningplate extending beyond the end of said body-section and adapted to cooperate with the cap, substantially as described.

3. A folding tool comprising a hollow bodysection and a cap therefor, said body-section having a transversely-arranged strengthening-plate fixed therein and a longitudinal slot at its edge, said plate having a hole and a slot therein, and a tool whose shank is doubled back approximately parallel with itself and has the parts thereof working in the hole and the slot of said plate, substantially as described.

4. A tool consisting of a main body-section and a cap therefor, said body-section having a transversely-arranged strengthening-plate fixed therein, said plate having a hole and a slot therein, and a corkscrew having its shank looped and the parts thereof Working through said hole and said slot, and said body-section having a longitudinal slot in line with the slot in the strengthening-plate, substantially as described.

5. A tool-case comprising a hollow bodysection and a cap therefor, and a corkscrew, said body-section having a longitudinal slot at the end which cooperates with said cap, and a flanged strengthening-plate fixed transversely in said body-section and slotted in register with the slot of said body-section and having a hole in alinement With the slot and a stay between said hole and said slot, the flange of said strengthening'plate extending beyond'the end of the body-section and adapted to cooperate with the cap, said corkscrew having its shank doubled back approximately parallel with itself and the parts thereof Working through the hole and the slot in said plate, substantially as described.

6. A tool consisting of a case comprising a main section and a cap therefor, and a corkscrew, said main section having a transversely-arranged strengthening-plate therein which is provided with a hole and a slot therein with a stay between them, and havadapted to bind in the slot of'the last-mentioned plate, substantially as described.

RALPH \V. JORRES. \Vitnesses:

WILLIAM P. CARR, CHAS. E. WISE. 

